There are three essential trainings in Buddhism:
ethics, meditation and wisdom. They are inseparable and you should
cultivate all three simultaneously.

In this lesson you learn to cultivate
wisdom.

Stephen Batchelor

Wisdom, here, does not refer
to an accumulation of knowledge but to an experiential understanding
that enables you to make a radical shift in your perceptions and habits.

The
Buddha explained in the Samyutta Nikaya that there are
three characteristics of existence:

impermanence

unreliability

non-self or emptiness

By
knowing these, the Buddha taught, one can develop wisdom. This knowing
is not an intellectual exercise but a meditative one. You do not force
yourself to believe in the three characteristics and revere them as
sacred. On the contrary,as
you will experience in this lesson, you
observe your experience from moment to moment, and realize that impermanence,
unreliability and emptiness are fundamental to your whole existence.

Reflect on your view of existence. Do
you think of existence as permanent, reliably pleasant,
and having to do with your self? If yes, consider how
eliminating these delusions can contribute to
the development of wisdom.

wisdom and compassion

Wisdom and compassion go together...tbd... The
wisdom you will learn in this lesson will allow the compassion you
will learn in the next lesson to be a wise compassion, rooted
in the wisdom of the three characteristics.